| Patients | Controls | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
 | (n = 297) | (n = 297) |  |
Male (%) | 168 (57) | 163 (55) | 0.74 |
Mean age (range) | 51.4 yrs (19-85) | 51.5 yrs (20-85) | 0.94 |
Mean age at onset liver disease (range) | 43 yrs (7-82) | Â | Â |
Cirrhosis (%) | 69 (23) | Â | Â |
Cause of liver disease (%) | Â | Â | Â |
-HCV | 129 (43) | Â | Â |
-AIH/PBC/PCS | 53 (18) | Â | Â |
-HBV | 50 (17) | Â | Â |
-Alcoholic liver disease | 21 (7) | Â | Â |
-NASH/metabolic | 16 (5) | Â | Â |
-Cryptogenic | 13 (4) | Â | Â |
-Drug induced liver injury | 11 (4) | Â | Â |
-Vascular | 4 (1) | Â | Â |